rsnapshot
The facts below are what the maker publishes about rsnapshot, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From rsnapshot's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| rsnapshot | Free | Free software · self-hosted filesystem backup utility |
The facts
Each one read from rsnapshot's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Automation
- Backups can run automatically after setup, with scheduling examples using cron in the project README.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Backup scope
- filechecked 19 Sep 2026
- Computer backup
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
- Dependencies
- The current project README says rsnapshot is written in Perl with no module dependencies and requires rsync.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- The download page says major distributions package rsnapshot and links to source releases and GitHub releases.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Implementation
- The program is written entirely in Perl and has no module dependencies.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The HOWTO says reasonably good system-administration skills will help with installation and configuration.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License and warranty
- The project describes rsnapshot as free software and says it comes with absolutely no warranty.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Notable limitation
- The README warns that with link_dest enabled, an unavailable remote host can leave no latest backup for that machine and require a full resync when it returns.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- rsnapshot is a filesystem snapshot utility based on rsync for periodic backups of local machines and remote machines over SSH.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Remote destination limit
- The FAQ states that a remote snapshot root over SSH is unsupported, though an NFS-mounted remote snapshot root can be used.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Restore
- Users who own files can restore them without involving the root user.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Restore modes
- filechecked 19 Sep 2026
- Retention
- The number of snapshots retained is configurable, so disk use does not continuously grow.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- Remote filesystem snapshots can be taken over SSH.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Server backup
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
- Storage efficiency
- It uses hard links when possible to reduce the disk space required for snapshots.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project README directs questions and general discussion to its mailing list.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Transport security
- The FAQ warns that rsync daemon protocol is unencrypted when used over an untrusted network.checked 12 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2003checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- macOS support
- The project README lists Mac OS X among operating systems on which rsnapshot has been tested successfully.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Platforms
- The project says it should work on reasonably modern UNIX-compatible operating systems and lists Linux, BSD systems, Solaris, Mac OS X, and IRIX among tested platforms.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- linux,macos,self_hostedchecked 19 Sep 2026
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